Did You Know Rowhouses Are Banned In Arlington? [Greater Greater Washington] The idea was to “preserve Arlington’s suburban character,” but all it’s done is to contribute to a perpetual housing shortage. The tinfoil hat-wearing conspiracy devil on my shoulder is whispering in my ear that they’ll never reverse the ban, because they want to keep property values inflated, but I’m ignoring him and so should you.

Boston’s Hot Real Estate Market Leads to Shady Proposals [NBC Boston] People are complaining about “vultures” showing up on their doorsteps with half a million dollars in a briefcase, offering to buy their house on the spot. Pro tip, Bostonians – those aren’t vultures, those are angels.